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1931 Bentley Eight Litre Sports Tourer
United States • 19 Aug 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a vintage Bentley, custom-built for Bentley Chairman Woolf Barnato, a three-time Le Mans winner. It features its original, ornate Vanden Plas coachwork and has been restored by marque expert R.C. Moss, achieving a Pebble Beach class win.

Condition
9
The car underwent a Pebble Beach Class-Winning Restoration by R.C. Moss. The listing notes it is offered with original instruction manual, tools, and extensive documentation files.
/ 10
Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
YR5095 YR5095
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
GP 401
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Car Highlights Among the Finest and Most Significant of All Vintage Bentleys Built to Order for Bentley Chairman and Three-Time Le Mans Winner Woolf Barnato Short-Chassis Eight Litre Wearing Original, Ornately Detailed Vanden Plas Coachwork Acquired By Reggie Presland in 1933; Retained in his Family’s Ownership Until 2004 Pebble Beach Class-Winning Restoration by Noted Marque Expert R.C.
Moss Offered with Original Instruction Manual, Tools, and Extensive Documentation Files Technical Specs 7,982 CC SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Twin SU HO8 Carburetors 220 BHP at 3,500 RPM 4-Speed “F” Type Manual Gearbox 4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes Front Solid Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs and Friction Shock Absorbers Rear Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs with Hydraulic Shock Absorbers Saleroom Addendum Please note that a new title has recently been processed and should be available shortly following the auction.
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Points of note
£315,639
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£655,521
Median Price (Since 2020)
£2,552,805
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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